AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 07, 42& `1 \+ R* ?2 [
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$ u, |$ ^$ q+ z) ^ G日军大摇大摆地执行MO计划,盟军PT编队首先拦截,接着从星期四岛赶来的盟军舰队随后跟上,将日军的运输船队痛扁,并击沉金刚号战列舰,获得开战以来最大战果。
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 2,000 Yards* F F: p1 _* N) a4 P
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Japanese Ships
# t3 g6 u+ J! m$ l5 D4 Z% @8 Q0 s* M BB Kongo
) j- H1 D& e e CA Mikuma
8 d: E0 c0 x1 O# p( p+ O. A CA Kumano: d- z( w3 J3 F, i! M: N5 [
CA Furutaka5 Y5 J$ \' H3 i/ j
DD Akatsuki
! | Y ?2 W& X* w0 K$ B9 J/ U/ y xAK Nanko Maru, Shell hits 2
2 n% T" w3 {7 d+ U) X* S xAK Kotobuki Maru #59 b7 J" _) F- J, M2 V8 @
xAK Kuraido Maru, i9 T) q( W1 }$ m. M
xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 1
" P- v: x/ b- t9 G: r% L) t xAK Mansei Maru
0 {- `6 p' B9 r. I; F" q- _ xAK Morioka Maru0 {5 S4 r$ s/ _2 C
xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 4
+ D% `" _0 y i1 X1 B! d8 e xAK Oigawa Maru& M! W' i! u* I; l X! r
xAK Reiyo Maru# j* G. z9 Y( ~* n
xAK Samarang Maru/ W( U8 Y" D8 N
xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 2
/ u9 A+ W* l1 o3 A8 X2 l$ a xAK Sumiyoshi Maru, Shell hits 1
4 O9 N U5 h m$ c9 @6 t xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 2/ {; S7 d: _8 @6 r; e( U" ?5 _
xAK Tokusima Maru
6 ?5 N! M# ~2 M) P! L- V8 i xAK Uji Maru, Shell hits 2+ A9 `; H4 N, t" i
xAK Unkai Maru #6
* ?/ m S: z+ P* ?' q% x1 o$ B( m xAK Yubari Maru, Shell hits 6
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/ i- |% n% Z6 j [, _Allied Ships
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PT-81
; n8 j1 W2 u* q& L [ PT-82 p' ]4 W# |% e2 d
PT-83, Shell hits 5, and is sunk6 @- m3 w; L0 o
PT-84* U0 g1 X S; U* n1 V, \9 J
PT-115, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 K. Y1 c1 U& r2 z9 Q4 B) @2 o
PT-116, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# }0 u+ E! L8 V( ]' h! w P PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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! u5 h5 w/ N" x' j. R1 h% kJapanese ground losses:
3 M" L' v1 V. q' a+ X: z; K 6 casualties reported, l- B3 q7 U! a, W1 Y- R- v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: Q2 n6 x0 q7 H [9 u9 d4 K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) j e" c9 k m7 Q- | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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TF 266 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (98,130)
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. a3 G4 G* ^1 ^; j! t8 @! L; Y BB Kongo, Mine hits 2
, }: k% s3 ~% L! M" n: ~6 b6 e DD Akatsuki, Mine hits 1, on fire
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1 `( V* j& V' p. v9 i, `Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft) q: f2 Z/ n7 E h& r2 I
no flights& Q: H5 [9 H9 }, p9 w
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Japanese aircraft losses
. K* T& g3 ]1 p, U2 W E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
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; k" \& s2 @0 A! v! u0 GJapanese Ships
8 T# \& W$ {1 W BB Kongo, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk; t: o) p6 y% O8 w* J- k& t9 p) W+ K
CA Mikuma5 g4 Y( Y6 E% S+ ~' Y, f; ^: \
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
% i9 K/ w2 Q1 s& W, K% X CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
A* T1 d% a7 J DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 17, and is sunk. O$ X+ m# |* F, d# ~% U
xAK Nanko Maru0 P7 q% B3 z6 y( p% Y
xAK Kotobuki Maru #5
. w2 }9 K+ J. F7 {; O; Q4 C* [ xAK Kuraido Maru
+ E0 Q4 V6 e# Z- A xAK La Plata Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire+ a# f) U) [1 P5 d, F& n, f/ t, E
xAK Mansei Maru: b& a) q" ]( c! D; D9 \
xAK Morioka Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire, Q1 B5 b7 l7 @$ h
xAK Nitiai Maru, Shell hits 3' S% }! ? L v, \% a/ C
xAK Oigawa Maru6 ~ V3 N: {8 c# F- p! j
xAK Reiyo Maru
6 i3 o- r9 a% l a c! [ xAK Samarang Maru, Shell hits 2 c* m2 j9 i4 l
xAK Shozan Maru, Shell hits 1
9 ]9 D+ A1 W& n xAK Sumiyoshi Maru0 h7 W; y2 Z t1 s8 L/ B7 ?
xAK Taihei Maru, Shell hits 4
$ S; p4 w) I! a; v& b2 G xAK Tokusima Maru! F% w: b% E8 {1 B1 m
xAK Uji Maru6 J: j( [$ S8 p+ h
xAK Unkai Maru #6' J% e0 g+ ^$ h& H/ |. Z) Y
xAK Yubari Maru
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Allied Ships
; Z( o/ p2 w9 o$ _8 X CA Houston, Shell hits 12 u6 p+ l+ s, J$ K( e) P
CA Canberra3 Q$ N. E! {# q6 ?9 b
CL Leander3 V5 i. g$ n" V9 p
CL Perth
6 E8 p! N, Y) {1 @( u3 B5 T8 ~1 G DD Barker, Shell hits 1' y9 n$ K8 j+ |; s# K
DD Bulmer2 q/ K! a* a3 E4 x5 e' e
DD Edsall3 Q* W( @6 E0 V9 L; h! e# e/ C
DD Stuart" D; y/ G# j2 W3 B
DD Stronghold
" w8 T! l! q- r9 I) L, x: m DD Tenedos
( n3 z9 H8 b) s; m1 x! t! v8 c DD Thanet
$ K) W1 `5 n3 p5 S+ C DD Thracian, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% X$ R5 r4 b2 @. O% Q, I9 j
DD Le Triomphant: v" M. L* ?) ~6 \4 {, ~2 r) t4 V
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Japanese ground losses:
. `2 S8 X$ g- @- ]1 ? 64 casualties reported
" ~% M( w S" l1 O3 U Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled& S6 W& D) M7 h! c7 k5 v) D8 P& {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
6 \9 u/ W0 l. K M/ @$ |9 W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled |